Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami over UK extradition request

Influencer brothers Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami on Saturday after British authorities sought their extradition on rape and sex trafficking charges. The brothers, who are dual US and British citizens, were taken into custody by the US Marshals Service on a sealed warrant, bringing the United States into a legal case that has also involved Romania and Britain.

British prosecutors said they were seeking the brothers' extradition over allegations that they raped and trafficked women between 2010 and 2017. The Tate brothers have denied the allegations. They are expected to appear in federal court in Miami early next week, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the law enforcement operations.

US Marshals Service spokesperson Brady McCarron confirmed to The Associated Press that the brothers had been taken into custody. The pending charges in the United Kingdom accuse the brothers of abusing women in an area north of London where they grew up. Their lawyers have said they deny those allegations.